diff --git a/src/shared/components/Loading/loading.less b/src/shared/components/Loading/loading.less
index eacab1ced..c4e02f820 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Loading/loading.less
+++ b/src/shared/components/Loading/loading.less
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 .loading {
   width: 100%;
-  padding: 30px;
-  margin: 18px 0;
+  padding: 0 15px 30px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   transition: all ease-out 0.5s;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/ResourceEditor.tsx b/src/shared/containers/ResourceEditor.tsx
index 4dfafcc96..71a280ab2 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/ResourceEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/ResourceEditor.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useAsyncEffect } from 'use-async-effect';
-import {
-  ExpandedResource,
-  ResourceSource,
-  Resource,
-  NexusClient,
-} from '@bbp/nexus-sdk';
+import { ExpandedResource, ResourceSource, Resource } from '@bbp/nexus-sdk';
 import { useNexusContext } from '@bbp/react-nexus';
 
 import ResourceEditor from '../components/ResourceEditor';
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/ResourceViewContainer.tsx b/src/shared/containers/ResourceViewContainer.tsx
index e704e815c..7a108f6b9 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/ResourceViewContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/ResourceViewContainer.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
   getOrgAndProjectFromProjectId,
   matchPlugins,
   pluginsMap,
+  getUsername,
+  getDestinationParam,
 } from '../utils';
 import { isDeprecated } from '../utils/nexusMaybe';
 
@@ -223,10 +225,7 @@ const ResourceViewContainer: React.FunctionComponent<{
             duration: 4,
           });
           if (!user) {
-            const destination = location.pathname;
-            history.push(
-              `/login?destination=${encodeURIComponent(destination)}`
-            );
+            history.push(`/login${getDestinationParam()}`);
           }
         }
 
@@ -298,6 +297,36 @@ const ResourceViewContainer: React.FunctionComponent<{
               <AccessControl
                 path={`/${orgLabel}/${projectLabel}`}
                 permissions={['resources/write']}
+                noAccessComponent={() => (
+                  <div>
+                    <p>
+                      <Alert
+                        message={
+                          !filteredPlugins || filteredPlugins.length === 0
+                            ? `There are no plugin configured for this resource, and you don't have admin access. Please ask the resource creator: ${getUsername(
+                                resource['_createdBy']
+                              )} for more information.`
+                            : `It looks like you don't have admin access. Please ask the resource creator: ${getUsername(
+                                resource['_createdBy']
+                              )} for more information.`
+                        }
+                        type="info"
+                      />
+                    </p>
+                    <ResourceEditorContainer
+                      resourceId={resource['@id']}
+                      orgLabel={orgLabel}
+                      projectLabel={projectLabel}
+                      rev={resource._rev}
+                      defaultExpanded={
+                        !!expandedFromQuery && expandedFromQuery === 'true'
+                      }
+                      defaultEditable={false}
+                      onSubmit={() => {}}
+                      onExpanded={handleExpanded}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
               >
                 <Collapse
                   defaultActiveKey={
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/StudioContainer.tsx b/src/shared/containers/StudioContainer.tsx
index 4a768fdcf..79a480cf3 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/StudioContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/StudioContainer.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Resource } from '@bbp/nexus-sdk';
+import { Resource, Identity } from '@bbp/nexus-sdk';
 import { useNexusContext } from '@bbp/react-nexus';
 import { notification, Empty, message } from 'antd';
-
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
 import EditStudio from '../components/Studio/EditStudio';
 import StudioHeader from '../components/Studio/StudioHeader';
+import { getDestinationParam } from '../utils';
 import { resourcesWritePermissionsWrapper } from '../utils/permission';
 
 type StudioContainerProps = {
@@ -36,11 +37,20 @@ const StudioContainer: React.FunctionComponent<StudioContainerProps> = ({
   ] = React.useState<StudioResource | null>(null);
   const [workspaceIds, setWorkspaceIds] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
   const nexus = useNexusContext();
+  const history = useHistory();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     fetchAndSetupStudio();
   }, [orgLabel, projectLabel, studioId]);
 
+  const [identities, setIdentities] = React.useState<Identity[]>([]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    nexus.Identity.list().then(({ identities }) => {
+      setIdentities(identities);
+    });
+  }, []); // Run only once.
+
   const fetchAndSetupStudio = async () => {
     nexus.Resource.get(orgLabel, projectLabel, studioId)
       .then(value => {
@@ -52,7 +62,20 @@ const StudioContainer: React.FunctionComponent<StudioContainerProps> = ({
         );
       })
       .catch(e => {
-        // TODO: show a meaningful error to the user.
+        if (e['@type'] === 'AuthorizationFailed') {
+          const user = identities.find(i => i['@type'] === 'User');
+          const message = user
+            ? "You don't have the permissions to view the studio"
+            : 'Please login to view the studio';
+          notification.error({
+            message: 'Authentication error',
+            description: message,
+            duration: 4,
+          });
+          if (!user) {
+            history.push(`/login${getDestinationParam()}`);
+          }
+        }
       });
   };